Clarity vs. code reuse/generality

[Alan G Isaac]

On 7/4/2009 12:30 PM kj apparently wrote:
> I'm beginning to think that the original "precept" was simply "cargo
> cult," i.e. one of those rules that are parroted without being
> fully understood.


Adopting such a view is of course an alternative to
attempting to understand, but perhaps less useful.

Alan Isaac

PS For additional explanation:
http://java.sun.com/j2se/1.4.2/docs/guide/lang/assert.html